After long absences from WPIAL semis, four teams seek upsets
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThese WPIAL semifinals are long on tradition and short on spoilers. With three defending champions, three runners-up and seven of 16 semifinalists back from...
View ArticleWPIAL Class AAA semifinal matchup: West Mifflin vs. Central Valley
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClass AAA semifinals: (7) West Mifflin (10-1) vs. (3) Central Valley (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at North Allegheny If contrasting styles make for compelling fights, ...
View ArticleClass AAAA semifinal matchup: Woodland Hills vs. Upper St. Clair
By Keith Barnes, McKeesport Daily NewsClass AAAA semifinal: Woodland Hills (9-2) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Baldwin Stadium There is shutdown defense, then there is what ...
View ArticleWPIAL Class AAAA semifinal matchup: North Allegheny vs. Seneca Valley
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClass AAAA semifinal: North Allegheny (11-0) vs. Seneca Valley (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday, Martorelli Stadium In the minds of Seneca Valley quarterback Jordan...
View ArticleKiski Area wrestler McCutcheon signs with Penn State
By Paul Kogut, Valley News DispatchKiski Area senior Matt McCutcheon, who became the first state wrestling champion in school history last season, decided Wednesday to continue his career at a ...
View ArticleDuquesne women’s basketball pulls rare upset
By Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Duquesne women’s basketball team upended No. 17 Delaware, 51-47, on Wednesday in the Preseason WNIT consolation round at the A.J. Palumbo Center, marking...
View ArticlePenn State safety finds footing under new coaching staff
By Scott Brown, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHe planned to study architectural engineering at Penn State until a couple of classes “scared” him off. Strong safety Stephen Obeng-Agyapong didn’t exactly...
View ArticleStarkey: Leftwich can handle it
By Joe Starkey, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe purpose here is to offer a defense of Byron Leftwich, but I’ll let Marcus Gilbert go first. Gilbert tweeted the following item Wednesday: “Wow ...
View ArticleWPIAL Class A semifinal matchup: Sto-Rox vs. North Catholic
By Chris AdamskiClass A semifinals: (2) Sto-rox (10-1) vs. (6) North Catholic (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dormont Stadium Heading into the season coming off a trip ...
View ArticleWPIAL Class AA semifinal matchup: South Fayette vs. Washington
By Kevin Gorman, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClass AA semifinal: (2) South Fayette (11-0) vs. (3) Washington (11-0), 7:30 p.m., Friday at Chartiers Valley, Collier Not only does the South...
View ArticleWPIAL Class AA semifinal matchup: Aliquippa vs. Jeannette
By Dave Mackall, Tribune-ReviewClass AA semifinal: (1) Aliquippa (11-0) vs. (4) Jeannette (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Township Stadium No matter how you slice it, this is ...
View ArticleWPIAL Class AAA semifinal matchup: Thomas Jefferson vs. West Allegheny
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClass AAA semifinals: (1) Thomas Jefferson (11-0) vs. (4) West Allegheny (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Bethel Park Stadium West Allegheny’s Zach Medved played...
View ArticleFC grad Feldman has solid senior season for Vermont soccer team
By Marty StewartLily Feldman graduated from Fox Chapel Area High School in 2009. She was a member of the varsity soccer team for all four years and ...
View ArticleSteelers veteran quarterback Leftwich unfazed by naysayers
By Alan Robinson, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHines Ward caught hundreds of Ben Roethlisberger’s passes, and he knows what a difference maker the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback can be. Byron...
View ArticlePenn State Fayette women set for another big season
By Jason Black, Daily CourierThe Penn State Fayette women’s basketball team put everything together and won its first PSUAC championship last season. Now comes the encore. “We are returning ...
View ArticleHumbling moments help Karns City avoid overconfidence in final
By Bill West, Leader TimesA confident yet cautious group of Gremlins will try to put Karns City back up on the District 9 Class AA football pedestal Friday night ...
View ArticleNeshannock hoping to slow down Clairton’s Boyd
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewNeshannock coach Fred Mozzocio is so desperate to slow down Clairton superstar Tyler Boyd in Friday’s WPIAL Class A semifinal showdown at Chartiers-Houston, he...
View ArticleDominant in Class AAA over past 15 years, TJ, West Allegheny square off in semis
By Chris Harlan, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWest Allegheny’s Zach Medved played mostly special teams when his Indians faced Thomas Jefferson in 2009, but the senior can remember clearly that semifinal...
View ArticleWPIAL Class A semifinal matchup: Neshannock vs. Clairton
By Josh Yohe, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewClass A semifinal: (13) Neshannock (10-1) vs. (1) Clairton (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Chartiers-Houston Neshannock coach Fred Mozzocio is desperate to slow down...
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